AN ACT relating to employment.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 337 to define terms and make the termination of employment without cause unlawful; establish amount that may be recovered for wrongful discharge; specify when the employers' internal procedures are to be used.

Introduced: February 19, 2025

Last action: February 26, 2025

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This bill would make it illegal for employers to fire workers without a valid reason, a concept known as "just cause" employment protection. It sets out definitions, establishes what a worker can recover financially if wrongfully let go, and requires employees to go through an employer's internal complaint process in certain situations. Currently, Kentucky is an "at-will" employment state, meaning most workers can be fired for any reason or no reason, so this bill would…

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